M.R. James: The Complete Ghost Stories Collection

De: M. R. James

Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble

The ghost stories of M.R. James are a masterclass in crafting suspense and psychological horror and are justly celebrated for their eerie atmosphere and chilling supernatural encounters. James redefined the genre by replacing many of the formal Gothic trappings of his predecessors with more realistic contemporary settings, and pioneered the "antiquarian ghost story," where ancient manuscripts, relics, or artifacts unleash malevolent forces (Casting the Runes, The Mezzotint). This full and unabridged collection contains the five volumes of ghost stories James published in his lifetime, superbly read by award-winning narrator Jonathan Keeble.

The titles included in this collection, in order of appearance, are:

• 'Canon Alberics Scrap-Book'
• 'Lost Hearts'
• 'The Mezzotint'
• 'The Ash-Tree'
• 'Number 13'
• 'Count Magnus'
• 'Oh Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad'
• 'The Treasure of Abbot Thomas'
• 'A School Story'
• 'The Rose Garden'
• 'The Tractate Middoth'
• 'Casting the Runes'
• 'The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral'
• 'Martin's Close'
• 'Mr Humphrys and His Inheritance'
• 'The Residence at Whitminister'
• 'The Diary of Mr Poynter'
• 'An Episode of Cathedral History'
• 'The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance'
• 'Two Doctors'
• 'An Evening's Entertainment'
• 'A Warning to the Curious'
• 'A View from a Hill'
• 'A Neighbour's Landmark'
• 'The Uncommon Prayer-Book'
• 'The Haunted Dolls' House'
• 'Wailing Well'
• 'There Was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard'
• 'Rats'
• 'After Dark in the Playing Fields'
• 'The Experiment'
• 'The Malice of Inanimate Objects'
• 'A Vignette'
• 'The Fenstanton Witch'
• 'Appendix'

Montague Rhodes James (1862–1936) was a distinguished English medievalist scholar and academic, serving as Provost of King's College, Cambridge, and later Eton College. His ghost stories, widely regarded as the finest in the English language, have been widely influential on modern horror and many - including Oh, Whistle and I’ll Come For You, My Lad, The Tractate Middoth, A View from a Hill and Casting the Runes (aka Night of the Demon) - have been adapted for the screen.

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Classic Ghost Stories without the Gore

Classic ghost stories that are told by an excellent narrator. I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys such things without all the gore and sadism that contemporary authors may go into.

No greater author of the classic ghost story

it's not fluff or coziness that gives M.R.James his reputation for greatness. Rather, it is his skill and imagination. The first stories are doubtless his best, but even fingernail clippings like 'the haunted dollhouse' can chill the blood.

Fabulous narrator. Classic stories.

M. R. James was an excellent writer. This narrator brings everything to life Brilliant.
I re-listen to stories often. This narrator is one of the best

Perfect stories beautifully rendered!

I have read these stories many times, and love them all. But this narrator does a truly wonderful job and makes hearing them as though hearing them for the very first time. One of the best narration jobs I’ve ever heard!

Wonderful and Wonderfully Well-Read

Both elements of this collection were very pleasant. M.R. James's stories are among the best of the classic ghost stories ever written. The narrator here more than does them justice. His pacing was phenominal, hitting just the right marks at just the right times. The audio quality was consistent, with nothing to break the immersion. The appendix, several articles James wrote about either how ghost stories should be written, and the history of the gemre with positive and negative examples, was also a real treat.

Despite having many of these stories in my library in other collections, this is one of my better-spent credits, and I can't praise it enough!